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CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
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IfJ ih?\h MTM I \i v
ll^jur-i I nun Boai.l of Health
(?rmutt)?|>r. Mill* Want* to Know
If Council Will Hack Ulm fp in
s?surlng Sanit?r) Slaughter Hen?
terrier lw.%- gjBjJ Hide on >?*?!??
x? .ilk-? \\ . .1 k on Sd'wrr Limit.
City Council met at six o'clock In
the council chamber Tuoeda) svealng
tor a short l>ut busy session. Quite u
nuns am as matters of more or less
Importance wen nded t... the i nes
of most importance beiu? fOQUOetS
concerning various matters from the
"oafl <-f Health and a statement by
?r. Mills that he would endca\or to
? st a sanitary slaughter pen in the
ty if council would aaoi Mm nn In
?e matter, Courui, granted the re
uasts of the Hoard of Health and
ated that they would endorse and
? ack Dr. Mills' efforts to get an ab
atolr In the ctt>.
Mutton taken up l?y council in
ggsT seraion were as follows all
lembcrs being present but Alder
?en Glenn and McLaurin.
Prof H II Edmund?, Superinten?
dent of the ? it, s. hoola appoaiau
before council and SattJsisd 10 them
his anuu.il IsrrttattOg to attend the
commencement ev. t> Igt - Ol tho city
schools on Wednesday and Thursday
nights. He stated that a b<>\ would
be reaened for the members of
council The Invitation was . ? ept
ed.
Dr W. K. Mills, chairman Of the
Board of Health of Sumter. stated
that the Board regarded the cleaning
ef the streets with water as more san?
itary than by sweeping <?nd asked
that this method be adopted. All of
the members of council seemed to
think likewise an I the streets will
b? cleaned with water in the future.
It was stated that tie re i ?n th it the
nethod had been discontinued was
?ecause there was considered to be
langer gfl breaking the pipes by
mounding when thi^ method was ueed
.nd the Anon, in Pipe Company,
he fortner owner.- of the w iter
rorks system, had never allowed it.
4r. McKelver explained this by say
ng that the compar.N wanted t.. sa\e
, . ,, 1 U . ? .w i? l?.,,r..?i. f.?
?a) aa. snd Isasief en the n$ of I
? . " mi'h water ? ? t i
Dr Mills asked that moh ? Is be I
sent out i?i uk? uit ?.?.Lua*.
assajred h] th,. chairman of the pub?
ic wnrl s committee, that more would
??? usrd for tins purpose Mr. Booth
tated that be had already put on
tra 'arts, but ?dree the health of
er \\ i ?etting property owners to
it out so much trash, be would put
it more, and even buy an extra pair
muh* and cart* If necessary.
Dr. Mills then asked that way
provi led the health officer to cai
around essftafectaats eeeei weeh,
> wae assured that the buggy and
?rse l?< binginu to the city ecu d be
ed for this purpose, and the I uggy.
itch was now needing repairs, v ^
dered mended.
Dr. Mills then asked eewaetl it
they a. .Id buk him up in his ef.o?{s
to secure a sanitary slaughter peg
in the city. Hi gajd Unit .f th >
would not io would drop th? matter
at once. At preat the I c< b ring
? h d>o., under im - .i n ii .i r> . ..u lit i"fis
and h? thought that he eould SSCUrs
some porson to build an ebhatotf,
where .'i buAeueaiai eoukl be dons
and Inspected b> tie Hoard of Health.
Council Stated that they WOUld ?n
dorse thai scheme and would back
htm up in any thln? that he Would
do along this line. Mr. K. I. Heanb ii
mad** .4 few comments onuri'iiii
the present naoa alten conditions
surrounding th StaUSjhtef nans and
meat which w.i, brought In i'om the
countr>.
It * ? dei |d? d to -? H. the ?
vlc?s ni Mr. W. W M< Kag< n ;.s in?
spector .if plumbing fof |he < t\ f
the w.it-r work* cmmis-nii would
*gre?- lo .illowinu loin tu do i Iiis Work,
For Ml ags^rlees he was le teeelvs
In? rum In sal try. The h ,m otfb ? i
was tlr*t suggested as the proper man
for that work, but it was stated by
Dr. MttSI -hat ho ilieady hid M
much a - b. . ..aid ib .
A ru|i|. -I was m ob b| Mi II li.
Osjseee liest lue I teen earrlet buys be
allowed la ride on the snb g ilka w hlle
deb v ? i in? ? be pa pi Is lb I.I Hi I
It took ? i?n*td? r. iv in-.i. Ilms !
tbeni to ewttvef Ihe panels w thout
this prtvHssjs, wbi? h tin regular mall
tarrlers w?r> ullua<?l. Tin request
M. - gl iiilcil mi condition ib.it fin
prh il* K< '?? u.si d onh w nib- in n
tim i dettverj ..f lag pa pen .nd that
II be not abu. ? d Tin a. ten WUS
sot*kg i to revoeotlun b) rtainell at
an\ MM
An ippln ilbiii from Mr. t . It lltig?
gn.s for itn no ito.n of superintend
ib ni ?o* ,ir? ? is w is received and i ? id
Tlo pobih works cnmmifti c was In
structed to try Mr. Muggins for one
month und then, II hli lervlcei prov
td satisfy, lory, to emplo) him fuf a
longer period
At this point Mr. Booth itnted 'hat
Mr. L R, White, the preient street
commissioner, was unlit phytlcutly
tor work. It w II decided to pay his
-iiny to the 15th, .is ia dayi wore
dm* on Ml annual vacation. Council
pass, d a ronolutlon to the effect that
ih? v were very sorry to hoar of Mr.
Whlto'i condition nnd extended their
bent wlehei for hli early recovery.
a rooueel from the Bhnw Motor
Company for i rebate on ihi llcenst
of the Chnndlor Motor Company wai
1 refuaod on the groundi ihnl i rebate
should not !>?? gi anted lo a dill, rent
concern.
"An eloquent pita, but n vary poor
subject" was the wa\ one of the
mombefi uf council lermed ? peti?
tion made by I'.art on I., van for pet
mission to run a pool room outside
oi the me limits. Levan stated that
I he 1.1 room had been termed a
nuisance before t had begun opera?
tion on Manning avenue. It was not
H nuisance and he asked the consider?
ation of COUncll for one month, when.
If the poo) room was found to be a
nuisance, it would be closed volun?
tarily. His reqUeCSl was refused.
Mr. Jennings stated that he had
i h inged the original text of the con?
tract with the A. r. L Railroad
SOlf)pan) for the right of way on
Railroad avenue, and this part of the
contract was rend and approved by
co incll. The matter was turned
over to the mayor ami clerk to In?
sert on to the rntllroad ofRciali for
thtir signatures. The contract calls
for a right of way along the south?
ern side of the track to meet Coun?
cil street prolonged.
Mr Wright. I hairman of the Po?
lice Committee, stated that he had in?
vestigated the matter of attorneys'
fees for the prosecuting of the blind
tiger Cases and the matter hail been
adjusted. He Stated that he hail not
yet investigated the matter of sen?
tences being iusponded on certain
persons who had been tried in the
recorder's court. Mr. Jennings stat?
ed that as a maltet- of law the re?
cord. : nor any uher judge COUld
?uapend n sentence.
Mr. Booth ask. d Ma.i. Lee to make
a report of the work which was be?
ing done on Hauser street and Kalem
avenue sewer lines. Mr. Lee stated
i
'.); a tl . srovV .i n iu s>t w it
r . ,
1H- mi n v ? tin i ,i b. .?
been i -?' t * * and reinforced with con
crete for about | 10 feet,
<?n Sai.-m nvenue Ihc work had a
S#t back of about a Wtek due to n
break of the oh line into the n.-w
excavation. The stream had l?een
blooked a number of llmei nnd, of
course, the work non had to stop at
such times to clean out the old line
before they i nuld go on with the by
l ass. II.- thought the r. pair* Would
tak. several weeks to be completed
si the work had tii progress very
slowly.
Mr. i.e.. idvtscd that council order
an Investigation i nd lesu of ths
s wer line all the way along from
Hampton nvenue on down Sab in nvc
nue. as he bad reason to believe that
there were breaks nnd cracks in the
line. Ms st ited Ihnl he thought the
wind?. Hm ought t<> be reinforced with
concrete, a* doing this would be
cheaper than repi d ing one ,?r two
more breaks, such ni that he now
h id t?. contend with,
Mr Cuttlno, for the fire commit?
tee, stnled Ihnl ? igl t pair of boot!
and eight rubber .oats, besides those
air. a? ,\ .>n hand. WOfe needed by
the lire department. The lire commit*
toe w i> < td. i. .i to purchase Iheae,
ii. slated Ha t b.. had been given
ii letter from Ihe Houthenstern I'll
derwrlters Assocltiilon calllns ntten
tl.f ihe great fire risks which werl
run at th. i.m.. ami ftavoy, The
mutter w e- nssed foi some lime,
it was decided t?? refer Ihe mailer t.?
the lire committee who should see
that the steps advised l?j Ihe under?
writers nssoeliitlofl Were taken or
Ihe plneei ehtsed. Mr, Jcnnlng*
Stilted Imit Mr. Wise. Hi. proprietor
of tin- Rnvoy, bad stated Ihiii he had
iilrendy made Ihe 'hing. - which had
i ? ? n "i.b it.i, and was willing to make
nnj further changes t<. eliminate lire
risk, Mi. Jennings further Minted
Hint be hoi rommunl< iled wllli Mr.
Helm r, Ho ..w nor of ihe l?yrlc
biitldlni 1 d b.d not \. t t,, , i\, ,i n
reprj. Th< mntll? w i. fi In the
b 11 ill of ih.' i i ? I'omn It tee with pow
? r lo a, f.
11 llrj Mi It.
? ?olutnt?la lb ? - I ii
It i.4 said th if IllyI?It expect* l?i g< !
the nomination wb n llu ivmoei >
? nnt entlon falls in nom in it. nj ??!
the present en nd Ida leu ii such were
to happen fiemocnilx would follow
Ihe exi mple si t hi lit i m and I oil
it'll Mil.I vio\ MAYOR HAS PART?
ED COMPANY WITH CHIEF
EXEC1 TIM. or BTATE,
Iluve TrucHMl Thin (?ruft Practically
in (?ovcronr."?Kid Hot Editorial
Is Pubilslicd m Mr. 1? race's Newt*
paper Culled "Common Sense,"
Columbia, May 88.?We have trac?
ed this graft practically t< > the K"\
ernor himself; and we say that it is
n thamsless situation and back of it
all is Who?"
Thli question is asked In big type
on the editorial page of "Common
Sense" a weekly paper published in
Charleston nnd known to be the of?
ficial organ of John p. Qrace, mayor
of Charleston. Accompanying Ihe
editorial :* > etter addreased by May?
or Qrace to Q ivernor Please with ref?
erence t.. the Whiskey law enforce?
ment in Charleston. In the editorial
it is pointed 0u| that the governor
broke faith with Mayor Grace by
placing Whiskey constables in Char?
leston. The editorial indicates. :.t
least, a complete break botWeSh
Dltnse ami Qrace. It is as follows:
"GRAFT AND Q RAFTERS."
"We are publishing on this page a
letter written to Governor Blease by
Mr. Grace nbo It eighteen months iigO
It is the first Chaptei explanatory of
the relations which have grown up
between these gentlemen. We isl:
our readers t< weigh every word of
it. because it touches the vital ques
tion of their local self government.
Before Mr. Grace agreed to support
Mr. Please, he asked but one ques?
tion; and that was what did the gov?
ernor, if elected, intend to do toward
restoring to Charleston control over
her purely domestic affairs? His
promise was t ? give us the large*!
possible measure of freedom; and
upon this assurance Mr. Grace ex?
erted every effort toward his elec?
tion and toward the defeat of Mr.
Peatherstone, v ho had in the most
wanton manner, in a speech at Ili
berlnn Hail during the campaign, in?
sulted the peo de of Charleston by
tel ing them that he did not want
their votes th; t he was q prohibit?
ionist, and, If elected that he would
do everything n hli power to take
from Charleston her right to settle
the liquor question Cor herself. For
ItWonl ? in tltl* question hai ' ? en
and we leave it to every candid judge
of present conditions to say wheth*
#f or not the last ondltb ti Ii not
S'orse than the llrst. Purely with
the object In view u working out
Charleston s salvation in this respeci
Mr. Grace supported Governor Blease
ami he look nothing for granted. He
exacted n definite promise. This is
manifested In Governor Blease'* in?
augural message, In which he recom*
mends the relief sought. We leave
it ;iis.. t>. the people of Charleston
t<> say whether or nof In \ioiation of
Governor Blease's promise it was
necessi ry in puf constables here, in
spite of Mr. Grace's protest, he did
ii. He not onlj put constables hero
but Immediately those constables be?
gan system of graft which has nev?
er been equalled even in tin worst
days of the state Dispensary. Wc
make this stuteinent fearless "f con?
tradiction, it cannot be denied. We
ha>,. traced this graft practically up
to .ho governor himself: ami we say
thai it is a shameless situation; and
back ol it all. is who.' Read and re?
read the published letter atld jlldgC
for yourself. Who represents decen?
cy ami honesty In government in
Charleston Martin or Grace?"
\ffiiir* at Egypt,
Klgypt. Ma> 27, The farmers ar?
having beautiful weather for cotton
chopping now and their everj thought
Seems '" be toward-; getting rid ol
the gla-S.
M 1*1 S ob, W lite . utertained a
number of her friends quite pleasant*
i> in honor of her nlnete nth birth
d iv oil the ? Veiling- of the h 'Venteenth.
M i . A. ii. M< i.. od speni t h. week?
end h llh relali\ cs lo re.
\:i<-e iv.u I ami Dornth) Napier
are spending sometime at ihe home
ot Mrs. K, c. Peebles.
Mi . I M \b ('asklll and uleee,
A! (- W IHii llrittoll, ol i \< mdeii Hpelll
W. .Ii. nda> ab In w Ith lie former'
father, Dr. H, ?'. itrltton.
M i- s.di. w hiti ri i '.i n. d io hoi
home Sunda} after u week's sta>
w Ith ?? lath e- a >.d ! i n il'' ? m I' im
ib ii.
I. o b
Hli
Mr. \\
Mr. \. I.. .1 iekn n b i- leaned tb
l1o|<d Ken inoi. .i Wa\ ni ?> Hie to
th. season
THE UEORlU.i l{<)\\.
\N';* l ?-< ?it. the Ancient Populist, Say*
He Will Make Strung Coiiioi In
Georgia Meeting Tialay.
Atlanta. Qa? May 28. -What prom
Ises to be the moat exciting Demo?
erat!- State convention held In Geor?
gia In years will convene ???-!?*? tomor?
row at noon for the selection "f dele
gates t<? Baltimore.
Supporters of Thomas K. Watson
will make an effort to secure control
of the convention as soon as it is
called to older by state Chairman
W. C. Wright. Mr. Wats.?n. who holds
a proxy, announced tonight that he
himself would nominate John W.
Moore of Atlanta for temporary chair*
man. although it lias been generally
understood that the leaders had se?
lected G. H- Hutchens, who conduct?
ed the t'nderwood campaign in this
State for Loth the temporary and
the permanent chairmanship.
Mr. Watson held his widely adver?
tised meeting in the ball room of
the Kimball house and outlined his
plan for blocking any effort to put
through a slate.
"1 did not come here to start a
row," In shouted, "and it wont' be
my fault if this convention Is not a
love feast. But J am n>>t going to
allow a few men to get behind locked
doors and run things."
He proposed that his supporters
should oppose the appointment of
any committees and that they should
light to have the convention Itself,
in committee of the Whole, pass upon
all credentials, make rules of pro
cedure und draft Its platform. A res?
olution to carry this plan Into effect
was adopted. The hall was packed
to such an extent that great con?
fusion reigned throughout the meet?
ing. Separately Mr. Watson was
forced tO appeal to the gathering,
which appealed t<? be enthusiastically
.for him. to cease shouting and get
down to business. The meeting also
passed a resolution Indorsing Mr.
Watson for delegate at large and an?
other favoring the election of dele?
gates individually Immediately after
the convention was organised.
"I am going to Baltimore to lock
horns with William J. Bryan, and 1
don't cure who knows it," declared
Mr. Watson. it Is time we hud a
Southern leider for Southern men/1
Mr. Watson did not mention the
?
in a pu'-lic statement. The big fight
is expected if he carries this opposi?
tion to the lloor of the convention.
The convention is expected to se?
lect eight delegates at large with
half a \ote eat h. It is said that the
leaders, against whom Mr. Watson Is
making bis fight tor control, have
agreed upon the following for seven
of the places: .1. Ilnndolph Anderson
of Suvanah; Crawford Wheatley of
Americus; Thomas B, I'elihr .?f At?
lant.r. Charles U. Pendleton of Ma
con; ll. H. Dean of Gainesville; G. "K.
Hutch, ns of Home and W. G. Brant
ley of Brunswiek, in the event Mr.
Wat-, ii persists in his fight tor con?
trol Indl utlolis tonight wa re that
these leaders would favor the selec?
tion of T. w. Loy less of Augusta in
preference to Mr. Watson.
Several of the district delegations
held conferences today and ( ln.se del
egates to Baltimore, The others who
me( for flmllsir action on prior to
the convention.
Carrying out the wishes of the vot?
ers expressed in the recent presiden?
tial primary, tin- Georgia delegation
will go to Baltimore bearing instruc?
tions for Cnderwood,
I.WD FOB TEXTILE SCHOOL.
.lohn r> Cleveland ami Saxon Will
<.i\c Trad for Estiihllshmeni of
Industrial Institute.
Sparta nhurg, May 27.??John B.
Cleveland nnd the Saxon mill com?
pany, Jointly, have given ii acres of
land near the Saxon nulls ns a site
for the textile industrial Institute, an
institution established lure u year
ago under the auspices <>f (he Meth
od 1st Conference.
Twenty-live thousand dollars will
be expended In the erection of build*
Ings, The Iiool is undol' Ihe din r
lion o| Ui v. i ?. K, i 'Mimik,
ATiveno nfii.tiiitf n ? ketch niul itosrrlpfl.?n nuiy
rptli .'v wirsrtalii our opinion fres wliutttst mm
liirunii'in i? pruhwhl" |>nioritsl>i0 t'oninninlcs?
.. ,? ii < Mv r<.> t:.!<Mitui. handbook on l,?t*?iiui
: i of. iMilcat Bssiicy ftif Mriiruigpstsntt.
piitoiiti taken ihrougti Muiiii .v Co. recelvs
f) ? Uli (.. fit f, without CllSfttO, III tho
Scientific American.
A tisndwmel? Illustrated weakly l.srgett ?'ir
< ihn ten <>f nut M il lit 10c Journal. Tcrtiil, f ? ft
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